Spring Americana Auction -- May 2019

World War 2 Gallantry and Valor medals. In the original gold leaf jewelry cases, Three Medals are offered here. The United States Military ‘SILVER S

May 6th 1863 handwritten letter from Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy to Major W.B. Stack, quartermaster, Marine Corps Washington requesting payme

1) Patriotic (roughly torn) cover with patriotic American Flag stationary. "What exciting times we are having in the usually quiet United State...

Gold in quartz and green schist from a collection in Washington, where may of the really good Alaska specimens are today. It is believed these specime

This is a hefty gold nugget, weighing in at 17.6 gm, approx 35 x 17 x 9 mm, from Alaska. It contains small amounts of white quartz, but what you see i

This is a very heavy specimen of native copper from the United Verde Mine in Jerome, Arizona, approx 90 x 60 x 25 mm. It also appears to contain some

From the 16 to 1 mine, a beautiful gold nugget with white quartz. 19 mm, 4.4 grams. Date: City/County: Allegheny State: California

Beautiful white quartz, approx 40 x 28 x 15 mm, with bright yellow gold. Total weight 19.21 gm. After a period of time in Virginia City, Nevada, Mark

This is a 5.75 gm gold nugget from Humboldt Co., California, approx 21 x 13 x 4 mm. There is a small piece of white quartz surrounded by the shiny gol

The northern Sierra Nevada is home to numerous important gold deposits. These include the famous lode districts and placer deposits of Nevada County w

This is a gorgeous piece of leaf gold from Tuolumne County, California, approx 15 x 8 mm, protected and displayed in a 30 mm plastic capsule on a blac

A set of gold specimens from the home of the 49-ers Gold Rush: one 4.44 gm piece of white quartz with streaks of yellow gold, approx 20 x 15 x 6 mm; o

This fine, California leaf gold specimen was previously in the mineral collection of F. John Barlow (Specimen #G-157). Barlow was passionate about col

Very fine dendritic/wire silver specimen attributed to the Homestake Mine in Creede, Colorado, approx 20 x 20 x 20 mm. Easily visible dendrites of sil

High-grade silver ore slab from the homestake Mine in Creede, Colorado, approx 85 x 50 x 6 mm. Very dense with silvery-grey mineralization in white qu

An important, rich specimen of wire gold in quartz from the historically significant Ibex / Little Jonny Mine area. Margaret "Molly" Brown...

This rich, wire gold specimen was uncovered by metal detector during the last 20 years. The specimen was most recently in the mineral collection of Br

This superb amazonite and smoky quartz specimen is from the Smoky Hawk Mine, Teller County, Colorado. Amazonite is a variety of microcline feldspar co

High-grade silver ore from the Sunshine Mine near Kellogg, Idaho, approx 135 x 75 x 50 mm. Specimen is metamorphosed quartzite with encrustations of s

Small 20 x 15 mm specimen of crystalline cerrusite (lead carbonate) on which are growing numerous 1-to-2 mm clusters of native silver from the Bunker

Very heavy silver-lead ore specimen from the Elmquist Prospect near Battle Mountain, Nevada, approx 105 x 90 x 80 mm. Massive black sulfide assemblage

Two pieces of high-grade antimony ore from the Antimony King Mine in the Bernice District, Churchill County, Nevada, approx 65 x 43 x 35 mm and 30 x 3

Three pieces of high-grade silver-gold ore from the Original Bullfrog Mine in Bullfrog, Nevada, approx 30 x 20 mm to 45 x 45 mm. Quartz matrix with ab

High-grade silver ore from the Candelaria Mine, Candelaria, Mineral County, Nevada. Massive white quartz specimen riddled with silvery-grey mineraliza

High-grade lead-silver-copper ore from the Candelaria Mine in Candelaria, Mineral County, Nevada, approx 90 x 70 x 55 mm. The original collector card

High-grade silver-lead ore from the Candelaria Mine, Mineral County, Nevada, approx 90 x 60 x 65 mm. Original collector noted the presence of cerrusit

High-grade gold ore from the Daisy Mine, Diamondfield, Nevada, approx 50 x 35 x 25 mm. Crystalline quartz with occasional flecks of gold or pyrite are

High-grade gold-telluride ore from the Great Bend Mine, Goldfield District, Diamondfield Subdistrict, Esmeralda County, Nevada, approx 70 x 55 x 35 mm

Two pieces of high-grade silver ore from the Eureka District, Eureka County, Nevada, approx 80 x 62 x 30 mm and 45 x 40 x 30 mm. Mostly white quartz w

High-grade silver ore from the Mammoth Mine near Gilbert, Esmeralda County, Nevada, approx 65 x 65 x 50 mm. Massive white and clear quartz specimen wi

High-grade silver-lead ore from the Hornsilver Mining District in Esmeralda County, Nevada, approx 85 x 55 x 60 mm. The district is located between th

High-grade gold specimen, approx 85 x 50 mm, from the Rogers Goldfield Syndicate Lease of the Red King Claim of the Florence Mine in Goldfield, Nevada

High-grade gold specimen from the Combination Mine in Goldfield, Nevada, approx 70 x 50 mm. Half-inch-wide band contains visible gold/pyrite/marcasite

High-grade gold ore specimen from the Hat Lease in Goldfield, Nevada, approx 125 x 100 x 70 mm. Highly brecciated, silica-filled specimen with abundan

High-grade gold sulfide ore specimen from the Florence Mine in Goldfield, Nevada, approximately 40 x 33 x 25 mm. Matrix is similar blue-gray quartz th

Two pieces of high-grade gold sulfide ore specimen from the Mohawk Extension Mine in Goldfield, Nevada, each approx 30 x 30 mm. They are denser than o

High-grade gold-barite from the Sandstorm Mine in Goldfield, Nevada, approx 70 x 55 mm. Original collector identifies goldfieldite -- a copper-telluri

High-grade gold-bismuth ore from the January Mine near Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nevada, approx 75 x 85 x 45 mm. Massive quartzite piece with abund

High-grade gold-bismuth-sulfide ore, approx 60 x 55 mm, from the Florence Mine in Goldfield, Nevada. Blue-gray quartz with greenish-yellow efflorescen

High-grade gold-silver ore from the January Mine in Goldfield, Nye County, Nevada, approx 125 x 85 x 60 mm. Highly brecciated, quartz-filled, rhyolite

High-grade gold-telluride ore from the Florence Mine in Goldfield, Nevada, approximately 55 x 45 x 30 mm. Original collector identified this specimen

High-grade silver and gold ore specimen from the Jumbo Extension Mine in Goldfield, Nevada, approx 105 x 85 mm. Original collector identified argentit

High-grade gold-silver oxide ore from the Gold Crown Property of the Goldyke, Nye County, Nevada, approx 45 x 25 x 25 mm. Original collector identifie

Large, mounted specimen of red-orange realgar and yellowish orpiment, both arsenic sulfide minerals but with different crystal structures. The paper l

These are three specimens of crystalline cinnabar (HgS) from the McCoy Mine , Lander County, Nevada, approx 55 x 45 x 30 mm, 55 x 30 x 30 mm, and 25 x

High-grade silver ore from the Illinois Mine, near the site of Lodi, north of Gabbs, Nye County, Nevada, approx 90 x 90 x 90 mm. A mass of white quart

Four specimens from the Pershing Quicksilver Mine in the Antelope Springs District east of Lovelock, Nevada, approx 45 x 35 mm to 65 x 45 mm. Each pie

Four separate specimens of mercury ore from the Pershing Quicksilver Mine east of Lovelock, Nevada, each approximately 30 x 30 mm, and each with deep

High-grade fluorite-gold ore from the 200-foot level of the Thanksgiving Mine near Manhattan, Nye County, Nevada, approx 110 x 85 x 70 mm. Massive qua

High-grade gold ore specimen from the Mayflower Mine, located two miles west of Manhattan, Nevada, approx 45 x 45 x 40 mm. Boxwork quartz matrix with